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Coercive Concern: Nationalism, Liberalism, and the Schooling of Muslim Youth
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Coercive Concern: Nationalism, Liberalism, and the Schooling of Muslim Youth
Current price: $110.00
Barnes and Noble
Coercive Concern: Nationalism, Liberalism, and the Schooling of Muslim Youth
Current price: $110.00
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provides an ethnographic critique of the "concern" that animates integration policy in Danish schools. Reva Jaffe-Walter focuses on the experiences of Muslim youth at a public school where over 40% of the student body is of immigrant descent, showing how schools operate as sites of governance. These efforts are led by political leaders who promote national fears of immigrant take-over, by teachers in schools, and by everyday citizens who are concerned about "problems" of immigration. Jaffe-Walter exposes the psychic and material costs immigrant youth endure when living in the shadow of social scrutiny, but she also charts a path forward by uncovering the resources these youth need to attain social mobility and success.